Galooteratti:

The blade of Bob Miller's Stanley 51 spokeshave is slipping even when the screw 
is tightened down hard.

Bob, could the knurled screw in the cap be bottoming out on the underside of its
 knurled head? This would allow the blade to slip. The solution might be to back
 off the knurled cap screw a few turns and tighten down the slotted body screw a
 few turns. If the slotted screw won't go in further, I would investigate that t
he hole in the body is gunged up with rust or rustoleum. A lot of the time, I ha
ve found, maybe always, the slotted screw will hold the cap and iron firmly enou
gh all by themselves, without the extra leverage of the knurled screw. Just a su
ggestion.

If that doesn't work, try slipping a thick spacer between the blade and the lowe
r end of the knurled screw; a washer with a tiny hole might do. Or try wiping so
me anti-slip sticky stuff on the blade and bed of the shave (watch out, though, 
you still want a bit of slip to adjust it.)

Not speaking from experience, I use a 151, not a 51. But its all worth trying.

Tom Conroy
Berkeley

From: Bob Miller 

The second is an identification and use question.  This past Christmas my
parents knowing my new found love bought me a box of rust (literally, all of
the tools needed a lot of love to get working).  It was one of the best
presents I have ever received and now I have a bunch of tools that work
beautifully.  There is one exception though.  It was a spoke shave that some
previous owner "restored".  And by restored I mean it looks like he took the
blade and chip breaker to a wire wheel and then just rustoliumed the whole
body without removing the rust first.
After filing the paint off of the machined surfaces and back far enough from
the sole to stop leaving black streaks on the wood I thought I had a very
comfortable spoke shave.  It was far more comfortable than the Stanley 151
that also came in said box o rust.  Unfortunately the chip breaker will not
hold the blade in position under use.  I have not tried excessive force but
no tightness of the screw in the center or the top will hold it.  Does
anyone know a remidy for this situation.

      
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